Voter Turnout High In DuPage County During General Primary Election

DUPAGE COUNTY, IL — Voter turnout surged in DuPage County for the 2022 general primary election amid a new voting system and"vote anywhere" option, according to an update from County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek.

“We broke several records for a midterm primary," Kaczmarerk said in a news release. "We had over 22,000 voters during early voting, exceeding the 2018 primary. We also had close to 35,000 mail ballot applications – six times the number from 2018."

The increased voter turnout, which the county clerk's office said was the "highest in the region," comes as DuPage County debuted its new paper voting system. During the primary, DuPage also made history as the first county in Illinois to offer voters the option to "vote anywhere" within the county.

“Feedback has been exceptional all around – from voters, election judges and staff,” Kaczmarek added. “We can’t begin to list all the improvements with this equipment. For one, we were just able to effortlessly tabulate write-in votes yesterday. Previously, this would have been tedious and labor-intensive.”

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